Members of the Dickinson State Teachers College Navy V-12 Dance Band pose for a photo. Each member is dressed in a Navy uniform. They are behind a stand with their first names and an anchor symbol in the front.

A military band marching in a parade in Fargo, N.D. The drum major leads the way, with trombone, tuba, saxaphone, trumpet, and percussion players marching behind. On the right are two cars. In the background on the right are all the storefronts...

View of the Valley City, N.D. Fife & Drum Corps, in the Dakota National Guard at their first encampment at Camp Grant in Fargo, N.D. There are four men holding fifes and five men with drums, one with a bass drum. They are all wearing military...

Group portrait of the Valley City Cornet Band in 1887. There are eleven men wearing marching band uniforms with musical instruments such as snare drums, base drums, cymbals, cornets, tubas, euphoniums, and trombones. The background is shrubs and...

Members of various North Dakota Elks lodges meet in front of the Gladstone Hotel in Jamestown for a group portrait. Banners identify lodges from Bismarck and Minot, and bands from New Rockford and Wimbledon are also represented.

Film footage of the 1954 Bowman Fair parade. Included are an honor guard and other flag bearers, clowns, a baseball team, bands, majorettes, horses and horseback riders, fire trucks, a man riding a buffalo, floats sponsored by local businesses, a...

A collection of short films featuring a 2 week old Dean Pearson and members of the Pearson family, and a parade for the Bowman County Jubilee. In the parade are decorated cars, bands, majorettes, horses and horseback riders, floats from local...

A parade celebrating the Slope County Fair. Included are men, women, and children riding on horseback, flag bearers, floats of water skiiers, homestead shacks, churning butter, the Statue of Liberty and immigrants, a steam tractor, a one-room...

Shows an unidentified famly gathering on a farm, a man and children riding on a tractor, and then a parade for the Bowman County Fair. Included are an honor guard, bands, majorettes, children in costume, decorated bicycles and cars, fire trucks,...

Members of the Wimbledon concert band posing for a photograph. Members, wearing uniforms, are arranged in five rows and each person is holding their instrument. A bass drum with the words "Wimbledon Concert Band, Wimbledon, N.D." written on it...

A view of a marching band in a parade, starting to go North up Broadway. Island Park is in the background with trees in full bloom. There are spectators on both sides of the road, many wearing hats. The sign on the left says Farewell Tour.

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The Bismarck Junior College Bagpipe Band performs in a parade on 6th Street in Bismarck. Members are dressed in traditional Scottish dress and are playing bagpipes and drums. Along the street stores are visible, including the "Shriner's Cafe,"...

Pictured are one woman and several men. All wear band uniforms except the woman. Some band members sit and hold instruments while others stand in the back row. Long grass can be seen in most of the bottom half of the photograph. In the...

A military percussion marching band being led by a military man holding the American flag. There is a child riding a bike on the side, and other spectators along the sides of the road. On the right are a line of storefronts with signs for "Kinney...

This photograph shows several male and female musicians. They hold musical instruments and sit posing for the photograph. Above them, eight individual photographs are positioned. These were added later.

This photograph displays several musicians standing in a row. Each young man holds his musical instruments and looks toward the camera. They are dressed in band uniforms and three automobiles are seen in the background. Notice the brick building...

H.H. Humphrey is standing on the podium, which says "North Dakota Broadcasting Company, Inc." giving a speech at the National Plowing Contest. There is a large crowd, including reporters up on a stand and a military band right below the stage. ...

This photograph shows the Walhalla Military Band. Several young men stand or sit and pose for the camera. They wear band uniforms and hold musical instruments. The drum in center reads “Walhalla Military Band.”

A view of the two streets in front of the corner building, the Klaus House, which has a band in a relaxed position in front. On both the left and right are groupings of the Jamestown Fire Department in full uniform with hats. On the right they...

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An interview with Chet West and Acey Olson for the KPOK Bowman Radio-Thon for the Pioneer Trails Regional Museum. Chet and Acey discuss dances, fights at dances, and various dance halls. Chet was in the band for many of the dances. Acey talks...

A photo of the band at Dickinson State Normal School in Dickinson, North Dakota. Students are either sitting or standing and holding their instruments. They are posed on the stage of May Hall with a curtain visible behind them and a row of chairs...

Members of the Valley City American Legion Junior Band pose for a photograph in front of City Hall in Valley City, North Dakota. Band members are dressed in white and holding their instruments, while adults dressed in military uniforms in the back...

View of a large group of people, all holding musical instruments, and most wearing hats. The group of men and boys are all in either the Svold Band, Cavalier City Band, or Drayton City Band, each written on a bass drum, and are all mixed together,...

A series of short films featuring floats at the Bowman and Amidon fairs, including floats from local businesses and organizations, horseback riding, bands, and majorettes. Dean Pearson and Arlee play in a farmyard, and children play with a tame...

A July 4th parade is pictured here. A street of Beulah, N.D. is visible as the location of the parade. Many businesses up and down the unpaved street are visible. At right, Charles Bradford Murray leads the parade holding an American flag. ...

Group portrait of five groups of boy scouts with banners, flags and signs, the first Scout Jamboree held in Valley City, N.D. The Casselton, N.D. group, second from the right, has a snare drum. The Valley City group is the center group. In the...

A panorama of the first train through Wimbledon, North Dakota on the Midland Continental Railway. A train sits on the tracks and a group of people, including the Wimbledon Concert Band, stand in front.

A 17-page booklet titled "The Term in Review Spring Semester 1944," produced by the Navy V-12 Program at Dickinson State Teachers College in Dickinson, North Dakota. This booklet is similar to a yearbook and contains pictures and information about...

A photo of the Bismarck Junior College Madrigal Club. Members are standing on risers dressed in light colored choir robes. Two of the men are holding guitars, one is holding an upright bass, and one woman is holding a tambourine.

Members of the Chamber Chorale and String Ensemble at Bismarck Junior College perform the Italian Madrigal comedy entitled "Festino" in the Student Union at Bismarck Junior College. Members are dressed in renaissance costumes.

A group photo of the Soo Line Baseball club in Enderlin, North Dakota. The players are arranged in two rows and wearing baseball uniforms. The coaches are standing on either side of the second row and are wearing suits. Two of the players in the...

Members of the Bismarck Junior College bagpipe band ride in a Jeep. The students are wearing band uniforms. The young man in back holds a drum which reads "Bismarck Junior College Bagpipe Band". In the background spruce trees grow.

A 21-page yearbook produced by the Navy V-12 Program personnel who were stationed and trained at Dickinson State Teachers College in Dickinson, North Dakota, during World War II. The yearbook contains names, pictures, and information about those...

View of the soldiers in military uniform of Company F, Second Regiment of the Dakota National Guard. This was the first regiment of the Dakota National Guard in Valley City. There are three men in front, and a row of soldiers all holding onto...